Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 218 The Northland Spear King
Liu Heyan said: "This trip passes through Jizhou, Han Fu will definitely send people to obstruct it secretly, but Wen Heng will not, so he said that there is something at home, and if he wants to return to Jizhou, he only needs to bring a few dozen followers."

Yan Liang was stunned, and said anxiously: "General, I have not done any meritorious service when I came out this time, so I want to go back?"

Liu He said with a smile: "Protecting the two gentlemen to return to Fanyang smoothly is the greatest credit. In addition, after you arrive in Youzhou, you will lead the troops to Jinyang, and we will meet in Bingzhou."

Then Yan Liang got up and cupped his fists and said: "The general sent me, I will definitely complete the task."

Zheng Hun said: "I still have some food and money guards at home. Let's stop in Kaifeng for a while, and then transfer to Jizhou when we are fully prepared. It is expected that nothing will happen."

Cheng Yu nodded and said: "Han Fu is still in front of the army and has no time to care about the affairs behind. You can go forward without worry."

In the early morning of the next day, Yuan Shao raised his tent, and the three armies moved together, with a great momentum, there were a lot of soldiers coming in and out, and horses, grain and grass were transported back and forth. Yan Liang left with thirty guards, no one cared at all.

Yuan Shaoyan said: "Dong Zhuo's army is now divided into three groups, one is to deal with Sun Wentai, and the other is to advance to Hanoi. We must capture Hulao Pass as soon as possible, enter Luoyang, and save the emperor, so that we can wipe out the Central Plains in one fell swoop. What good strategy do you guys have? ?”

Zhang Yang, the prefect of the Shangdang, came out and said: "We have hundreds of thousands of soldiers and a lot of weapons and supplies. We can break through the pass in half a month if we attack by force."

Cao Cao said: "Hulao Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If we have to attack by force, I don't know how many soldiers and horses will be damaged. Once too many troops are lost, the Xiliang army will take advantage of the situation to counterattack. What should we do?"

Zhang Yang said angrily: "Meng De has another clever plan?"

Cao Cao said: "Dong Zhuo marched into Luoyang by force and overwhelmed the officials. He could not rely on Lu Bu'er. If he could capture and kill this thief, Dong Zhuo would be afraid and would retreat. We can go straight in and rescue the emperor."

Zhang Yang said with a sneer, "When I was in Bingzhou, Lu Bu was just a mere chief bookkeeper. What skills do you have?"

Yuan Shao remembered what happened in Luoyang, nodded his head and said: "Meng De's words are reasonable, if Lu Bu and his colleagues hadn't killed Ding Yuan and turned to Dong Zhuo, the situation in Luoyang might not have been so dire."

Wang Kuang frowned and said, "However, Lu Bu served Dong Zhuo in Luoyang and used it to suppress the officials, how can he capture and kill this thief?"

At this time, a horse came to report suddenly: "Zhang Xiu's troops left the customs again, and he yelled at the camp before he came to fight."

Yuan Shao said angrily: "The Xiliang thief, are you bullying no one in our army? Who dares to fight?"

Yuan Shu was secretly discussed by several people because he took Xingyang's money and food. At this time, he was about to show his power, so he secretly winked at a general behind him.

The man understood, stepped forward and cupped his fists and said, "The young general Yu She is willing to go."

Han Fu hurriedly reminded: "That embroidery is very powerful, the general must be careful."

Yuan Shu glanced at the crowd, paused on Cao Cao's face, stroked his beard and smiled and said, "Yu She is a brave general who once beheaded the Yellow Turban Army in Nanyang, so don't worry."

Yuan Shao was overjoyed. It was finally time for Yuan's parents to face him. He nodded and said, "Please go out to meet the enemy with Yu She."

Yu She took the order to leave, and soon there was loud drumming outside, and everyone was eagerly waiting for the news.

Cao Cao listened with his beard, and his eyes flashed from time to time. The news about Cao Ang's injury yesterday was spread, and Yuan Shao and the others made fun of it for a while. If Zhang Xiu was defeated by Yu She, he would have no place to save his face.

Before the thought disappeared, a soldier hurried in and exclaimed, "Yu She and Zhang Xiuzhan did not match up, and were picked off the horse."

"What?" Yuan Shu stood up in shock, "No...it's impossible."

Yuan Shao's face darkened in an instant, he hummed slightly to signal Yuan Shu to sit down, and asked, "Who dares to fight?"

Cao Cao calmly adjusted his clothes and sat upright. Although Xiahou Dun and others wanted to fight, they did not make any move.

Yesterday Cao Ang went to battle rashly, and when he returned, he was severely reprimanded by Cao Cao. At the same time, he warned the other generals that no one should go to battle without his order, otherwise they will use the law of war.

Wang Kuang saw that Yuan Shao's expression was not good and there was no response, so he hurriedly said, "I have Fang Yue, a famous Hanoi general under my command, and he will definitely be able to kill Zhang Xiu."

"Please!" Yuan Shao hurriedly issued an order.

Fang Yue led the troops outside the tent, and when he heard the general's order, he urged him to go into battle immediately.

There was another thundering drum sound outside the tent, and the shouts of soldiers came after a short while. It was obvious that the two were fighting fiercely.

The drums continued for a long time, Yuan Shao was relieved a little, Wang Kuang looked bright, and Fang Yue beheaded the general for his meritorious service, so he naturally looked bright.

After a while, the sound of the drums disappeared. Seeing the soldiers entering the camp, Yuan Shao hurriedly asked, "How is the battle going?"

The man replied: "Fang Yue was also stabbed to death in front of the battle by Zhang Xiu."

"Hiss—" Yuan Shao gasped, sat down on the handsome seat, and glanced around.

The countenances of all the princes changed greatly, and only now did they realize how powerful Zhang Xiu is. Pan Feng was killed, Cao Ang was injured, and today they lost two generals in a row. The Xiliang Army really deserved its reputation.

Yuan Shao frowned, looked at Cao Cao, saw that Cao Cao also lowered his head slightly, and then looked at Liu He, Liu He was looking outside the tent, unable to tell what his expression was.

Zhang Fei and the others who were originally belligerent, because they were bullied by Yuan Shu last night, hated the Yuan family brothers to the extreme.

There was silence in the tent for a while, only the sound of the spring breeze blowing the flags outside, which seemed to be laughing wildly.

"General Liu..."

Yuan Shao gritted his teeth secretly, and called out to Liu He softly. Seeing that Liu He was still looking out of the tent, he took a deep breath and said loudly, "Mr. Liu!"

"Oh? The lord called me?" Liu He turned around, clasped his fists and asked, "What's the matter?"

Yuan Shao was so angry that his beard trembled, but as the leader of the alliance, he had to take into account his status at this time, forced a smile and said: "I heard that someone from the Marquis's subordinates fought with Zhang Xiu yesterday, and the outcome was not decided. Can you go out to fight against the enemy?"

Zhang Fei said angrily: "We are fighting in front of the battle, and your brother is stealing people's money and food behind the scenes. Now I have to wait and die, don't even think about it!"

"Presumptuous!" Yuan Shu's complexion changed drastically, he stood up and shouted sharply: "Since a certain is the commander of food transportation, all the food and grass should be dispatched to me, so why do you have the intention of hiding food and grass privately?"

"You don't need to quarrel," Cao Cao saw that the situation was not good, he quickly got up to persuade him, and clasped his fists and said, "We are all serving our country, why fight each other? That embroidery is known as the Northern Spear King, and it is very famous in Xiliang. Don't underestimate the enemy, I will send people to fight."

Speaking of this, he saluted Yuan Shao again: "Zhang Xiu will not be removed, and Lu Bu will not come out. I will meet him in person."

Seeing Cao Cao's emergency rescue at a critical moment, Yuan Shao felt that his old friend was still reliable, so he cupped his fists and said, "There is Lao Mengde!"

Cao Cao nodded slightly, then turned to Liu He and said, "How about inviting General Liu to watch the battle together?"

Liu He understood what Cao Cao meant, he didn't want to lose troops here, but also wanted Liu He to rescue him at a critical moment, so he agreed with his hands clasped together.

Cao Cao waved his hand and led Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun out of the tent, and Liu He also led everyone from Guan and Zhang out of the tent.

Seeing the delicate atmosphere in the tent, Liu Bei stood up and said, "Bei is willing to cheer for General Cao's raid."

Seeing this situation, Yuan Shao had no choice but to get up and said, "We all went to the tent to watch the battle."

Everyone nodded one after another, and they all got out of the big tent. They all came to the front of the army, and they all wanted to see how strong the Northern Spear King was.

(End of this chapter)